Display mount



Oct. 21, 1952 s. L. GOLDMAN 2,614,353

DISPLAY MOUNT Filed Feb. 28, 1949 X 2 SHEETS--SHEET 1 INVENTOR YSANFORD L. GOLDMAN AT ORNEY 50- INVENTOR SANFORD L. GOLDMAN Oct. 21, 1952 s. L. GOLDMAN 2,614,353

DISPLAY MOUNT Filed Feb. 28, 1949 2 SHEETS-@SHEET 2 ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 21, 1952 4 UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE; Q I fatness. 7 j I f Y DISPLAY MOUNT p san nmommn, LongBeaeh, v; Y. application re gp'ary 2s, 1949;. eri'a1 No. 72,131

' An important object of my present invention.

isto providean easel typeofpioture -frame or display mount, wherein the' entire device consists of but two parts; theea-sel being provided by'a one-piece rename cardboard sheetifan'd the frame or cover'by a sheet of transparent flexible material. I A more specific object of my inventionzis to provide'an' easel having a display support section; aback section and a hinged base section all formed from a-single sheetjtl'ie'support section carrying a transparentplastic' cover: providedwith at least two biased fiap's for retainingthe cover on the support section. Still other objectsand' advantages'of my'iinvention-w-illbecome more "apparent from a consideration of the following specification when read in the light of the accompanying drawingsinwhich: v

Fig; liis aperspective View of the rear side ,of a display mount showing thersupportinggsmtipn in its operativeposition;

Fig. 2 is 'afplan or developmentvi'ew of the one-piece mount or easel; v I

Fig. 3 s'hows-the transparent plastic frame or cover prior to formation of the biased flaps;

Fig. 4-isv a front view of the "easel, part-thereof being t" away, showing the. transparentcover being slipped down into operative position; i I

Fig: 5 is a perspective view of the cover of the display mount showing a modified form flof cover;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of another modified cover;

Fig. 7 is a developed view of a modified mount; Fig. 8 is a plan view of the modified cover inner face;and Fig. 9 is a side view of the modified mount. Referring now to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals in the several figures denote similar elements, the device shown in Fig. 1 consists of two components. In developed state, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 respectively, the two components are seen to be a pair of single sheets. Sheet 1 may be composed of relatively thin cardboard, or other suitable flexible material, having a desirable finish as is customary in photographic or display mounts. Sheet 2 is the cover sheet, and is transparent plastic sheeting. Any other suitable flexible material may be used.

The cardboard stripor she'et'i' isdividedinto five panels or sections. The sectio'nfonpan el 3 isthe picture or display surface; the re'ctan gular sections 4 and '5 arefof equal area and provide .the hinged I or fold'ab'le inverted base towards the panel or tab' if: thetab and"panel 6 eoop'er'atet'to' provide a; proper sup pmt for v t b 1' are folded relative to prop pane-r s 'i'The' transparent flexible plastic cover sheet 2 generally has a-length and" width-equal to that 'ofdisplaypanel 3: However, the-sheet 2 provided-'jwith vertical sideflaps v W, H and horizontal top flap ll. The dottediines l -fl an'd l -l representthe bias or foldlines'for the-sideand top flap-s. In other words; the-rectangle thin dotted lines |0", l 0' and-l "is-equalito-t eof display panel-3. The-shtet? isstanrpe' or cut so as to provide flap extensions Hi; I H. The flap extensions are folded' over nder suitable heat andyoripressure-atlines 'l{8-,* HI

and 'll to provide the biased gripp'ing fiaps I'O LJO and H shownin Fig.1; 4

From Fig. l 1 it is readily seemthat the" biased flaps .l'O; I13 provide grooveswithin-whichiimay be slid the vertical edges of display panel 3. The lateral top flap H acts as a stop for the lateral top edge of panel 3. In addition, the tab 1 is'slid under the flap H so as to be retained thereunder. The'fiap H may overlie the upper ends of flaps l0, IE, or vice versa. In Fig. 1 the ends of flap H lie under the side flaps l0, Ill.

Fig. 4 shows the manner-of using the device.

The display or picture 20 is placed on the display face of panel 3 (see Fig. 4), and the cover 2 is slid down over the panel 3. I will be slid under lateral retaining flap H after the cover is slid down into its operative complete position on panel 3. The widths of flaps In, H] and II may be selected so as to provide a satisfactory frame or cover. Generally,

ghe tab 1 will substantially fit under the entire ap I l. i

If desired, the tab 1 may be cemented or pasted to the rear face of the upper edge of panel 3.

Of course, the tab' This will not interfere with sliding of the cover 2 on, or from, the display panel 3. Further, the transparent cover 2 may be modified in the manner shown in each of Figs. and 6.

In each of Figs. 5 and 6 the transparent plastic flexible cover sheet 2 need not be slid along the vertical edges of panel 3. Thus, the lateral top flap in Fig. 5 corresponds to the flap II, but the vertical side flaps |0, H] are omitted. Instead, the'bottom lateral flap 3| extends from the lower edge 32 of flexible sheet 2. The flap 3| extends at an angle to the plane of sheet 2 such that it corresponds to the angle between panel 3 and panel 4 in Fig. 1.

support edge of the easel base. 'If desired, the flap 30 may be cemented or pasted in place over tab In such case the picture will be placed on the display face of panel 3 by liftingthe sheet at flap 3|. Since the sheet 2 is flexible, it is readily lifted at flap 3| and the picture inserted under the cover sheet. Due to the bias line 32 the flap 3| will fit snugly when replaced over the leadingedge of'the base.

In Fig. 6 the cover sheet 2 is provided only with vertical side flaps [0, I0 which are, of course, biased into folded position. There is no top flap. In this case the tab 1 is cemented adjacent the top edge of panel 3. The cover of Fig. 6 fits over the vertical edges of panel 3 as shown in Fig. 1. However, to remove or locate a sheet under the cover, it is only necessary to lift'one flap l0 off the panel 3 and bend the sheet vertically thereby to permit a picture to be located on the display face of panel 3. The lifted flap ID is then slipped back into position.

It will be appreciated that the panels 3 and 6 are readily collapsed by merely pressing together at the lower edges of the panels. This pressure causes the angle of the inverted V to become more acute until it becomes substantially zero. The display mount is readily disassembled or assembled, and is highly economical to produce due to its minimum of elements.

In Figs. 7, 8 and 9 I have shown a modification which while employing but two elements, dispenses with tab 1. Further, there are two display panels. The transparent flexible plastic cover (Fig. '8) cooperates to maintain the easel assembled. In Fig. 7 the cardboard strip is divided in equal rectangular display panels 40, 4|. The scored lines 42, 43, 44 provide the inverted V base In other words, the biased flap 3| is set to fit over the front section is provided with inwardly biased edge flaps. Thus, parallel edge flaps 53, 54 are provided on the inner face of panel or section 50. Biased edge flaps 55 and 56 are provided on the inner face of section 5|. The inner ends of the edge flaps are cut as shown in Fig. 8. The cover sections 50, 5| are slid into cover positions on respective panels and 4| with ease, since the width of the panels 40, 4| is such as to permit each panel to slide'between, and within, the biased edge flaps of each display panel. The cover sections 50, 5| retain the easel (Fig. 9) in assembled condition.

What I claim is:

A display mount consisting of two elements, one element being a cardboard blank scored along three parallel lines in the center region thereof to panels and 4G. The transparent cover strip is 4 divided into equal rectangular sections and, 5| by the pressed or bias fold line 52. Each cover provide a display panel section, an inverted V base section and a prop section terminating in a tab,

the outer two of said scored lines being substantially equally distant from the center scored line, the length of said display panel section being substantially equal to the length of said prop section including said tab, said prop section tapering in width from the scored line defining the wide end thereof to the tab defining the narrow end thereof, said tab also having. a. scored line near the free end of said prop section to enable ea y bending of said tab, the second element being a flexible sheet of transparent cover material having a top flap foldable over the top horizontal edge of. the display panel and two side flaps to grip opposed vertical edges of the display panel, said tab being located at the rear face of the display panel top edge underneath the top flap of the cover material and adapted to be retained freely of said display panel section and underneathjsaidtop flap in such manner that said coverholdssaid display mount in assembled condition.

SANFORD L. GO'LDMAN. H

REFERENCES CITE Q. V

The following references are of record in the file of thispatent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Goldman Sept. 6, 1949 

